Red Gonopora not extending

oneilwiz · 10/14/2014, 07:55 PM

Hello everyone,

I have a red gonopora that was perfectly fine until I return home Saturday and it's not extending. Alk and cal are ok at the same level as before. I out of town for a week my wife was left to attend to the tank. She told me it extended up to the few hours before I got home. It's been three days and it hasn't extended. It's the only coral not extending. I have it for over three months

Crooked Reef · 10/14/2014, 10:47 PM

Gonioporas have a reputation of doing fine for months and then going down hill fast. If nothing has changed, flow temp salinity etc..., you may be experiencing this.

thegrun · 10/15/2014, 07:05 AM

Some species also shed their skin and seem to retract a few days before doing so. How long have you had it?

anbosu · 10/15/2014, 10:32 AM

Unless this is an ORA goniopora I would say this is expected.

falcona2552 · 10/15/2014, 12:13 PM

Here is my 2 cents. My red goniopora is extremely sensitive to flow, so much so I had to rockscape a cove around it to decrease flow and allow it to open up. Even the polyps hitting each other from flow were enough to close mine up. Other then that mine has been growing extensively, so much so that when I moved the frag it had already encrusted onto live rock, so now I have two gonioporas.... Best of luck hope it opens up soon for you

Kaman8 · 10/15/2014, 03:37 PM

Mine will also not extending for 2-3 days sometimes and then it will open back up.

Aquarist007 · 10/15/2014, 06:56 PM

What's the level of phosphates and nitrates in the tank? Are you feeding any specific coral foods? Gonopora like a very organically rich environment or they don't do well.
I agree you have to tinker with the flow
If you are carbon dosing then the odds are you will have trouble keeping gonora

oneilwiz · 10/15/2014, 07:55 PM

Ok guys thanks for your response below are the parameters for my tank as we speak

sal- 1.026
ALK - 10.6dkh
Cal- 450 ppm
MG- 180 ppm
Phosphate - .02 ppm
I feed the corals once a week when i feel like with BRS Reef Chili
This is the 5th day and it still havent extended. I havent change my water for a week now.
As for the flow in the tank I dont think thats the problem, I have attached a photo for observation. I hope I answered everyone's Questions.

jchakraborty · 11/02/2015, 04:05 PM

My is a green and not extending for 8 months now, but is alive.

oneilwiz · 12/21/2015, 02:12 PM

Coral done it again, not extending, my clown fish were in it all this time, they probably stressed it out

10/14/2014, 07:55 PM	#1
oneilwiz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 81	Red Gonopora not extending Hello everyone, I have a red gonopora that was perfectly fine until I return home Saturday and it's not extending. Alk and cal are ok at the same level as before. I out of town for a week my wife was left to attend to the tank. She told me it extended up to the few hours before I got home. It's been three days and it hasn't extended. It's the only coral not extending. I have it for over three months

10/14/2014, 10:47 PM	#2
Crooked Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,765	Gonioporas have a reputation of doing fine for months and then going down hill fast. If nothing has changed, flow temp salinity etc..., you may be experiencing this. __________________ “In wine there is wisdom; in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef. Biocube 29 lionfish tank. Mantis tank.

10/15/2014, 12:13 PM	#5
falcona2552 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Colorado Posts: 91	Here is my 2 cents. My red goniopora is extremely sensitive to flow, so much so I had to rockscape a cove around it to decrease flow and allow it to open up. Even the polyps hitting each other from flow were enough to close mine up. Other then that mine has been growing extensively, so much so that when I moved the frag it had already encrusted onto live rock, so now I have two gonioporas.... Best of luck hope it opens up soon for you __________________ Current system: 34G AIO Reef Tank (2014) Past system: 29G Biocube (2008-2011)

10/15/2014, 03:37 PM	#6
Kaman8 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,686	Mine will also not extending for 2-3 days sometimes and then it will open back up. __________________ Current tank : 60 gallon rimless , 29 gallon sump , 2x Radion xr15w Pro , MP10 and MP40 Quietdrive , Bubble Magus Curve 7 , Eheim Compact+3000 return pump , sps dominant Gratiana

10/15/2014, 06:56 PM	#7
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	What's the level of phosphates and nitrates in the tank? Are you feeding any specific coral foods? Gonopora like a very organically rich environment or they don't do well. I agree you have to tinker with the flow If you are carbon dosing then the odds are you will have trouble keeping gonora __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

10/15/2014, 07:05 AM	#3
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Some species also shed their skin and seem to retract a few days before doing so. How long have you had it?

10/15/2014, 10:32 AM	#4
anbosu Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mount Juliet, TN Posts: 4,528	Unless this is an ORA goniopora I would say this is expected.

11/02/2015, 04:05 PM	#9
jchakraborty Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 53	My is a green and not extending for 8 months now, but is alive.

12/21/2015, 02:12 PM	#10
oneilwiz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 81	Coral done it again, not extending, my clown fish were in it all this time, they probably stressed it out